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CNC pay parking a hot topic at City Hall AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter He says it’s not necessarily that pay parking is the issue, it’s the “lack of consultation.” Regardless, pay parking is being implemented at the CNC/UNBC Quesnel campus, effective Aug. 1. “I find it more worrisome these decisions were just made without real consultation,” Mayor Bob Simpson said, pointing to the “restructuring” of the Quesnel campus, a decision announced earlier this year. In June council wrote to CNC president Henry Reiser, stating: “On behalf of council, I wish to inform you of council’s strong opposition to CNC’s unilateral decision to impose pay parking at our community campus and respectfully request that this decision be rescinded.” Simpson also pointed then to the “restructuring” announcement by CNC’s president and the decision to implement pay parking at the Gold Pan’s campus. “As I informed the president and board chair in person, the decision to institute pay parking came as a surprise to council and our community,” he said in his letter. “If this mode of decisionmaking is reflective of what we can expect under CNC’s ‘one college’ strate-
gic decision then our fears about centralized decision-making as a result of downgrading our regional manager position to a regional principal will prove warranted.” Simpson said he’s not alone in his concerns over how “this president makes decisions.” “We met with various officials on this issue and I find out on Facebook that they are moving forward on the pay parking,” he said. For his part, Reiser said the college was facing a 2015/16 $2.8 million operating budget. “I’m fully aware this is a controversial issue,” he said. “But that amount is substantial [deficit] and the board made a decision.” Reiser also pointed to the amount of maintenance and cost associated with the parking lot, also noting the Prince George campus implemented pay parking in 2003. Cost for parking is $3 for 12 hours, or $567 for the year. Council is currently looking into options for students, specifically transit and parking options (Rec Centre and Alex Fraser Park). Council also passed a resolution to invite Reiser to a council meeting to discuss pay parking being implemented.
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New milestones successfully passed by Lions Housing project The Quesnel Lions Housing Society (QLHS) has successfully completed important work that supports development of a 30 unit affordable housing project for seniors in Quesnel. The proposed site is at the corner of Reid and McNaughton in North Quesnel. “Technical consultants have now completed geotechnical analysis and an environmental assessment,” QLHS president Mitchell Vik said. “I’m happy to report that no geotechnical or environmental issues were flagged, so we’re good to go now for the next stage of design.” The geotechnical research looked at possible issues regarding ground stability, and the environmental assessment investigated potential threats on or near the proposed site, such as buried oil tanks. The proposed 30 unit, four story building is estimated to cost approximately $5 million, and would be the first large apartment building built in North Quesnel in more than 25 years. More information on the project can be found at www. qlionshousing.ca. “Now that this investigative
“We’ll soon be ready to finalize a rezoning application with the city, and finalize a proposal to the BC government for full project financing.” Mitch Vik, QLHS president
work is finished with no red flags, we’re launching into the next level of site and building design work,” Vik said. “We’ll soon be ready to finalize a rezoning application with the city and finalize a proposal to the B.C. government for full project financing.” Community donations are critical to raising government financing, according to Vik. Community funding to date has been raised from many individuals, businesses and other organizations, including the Quesnel Rotary Club, the Quesnel Rodeo Club and especially the Quesnel Lions Club. The more non-government money raised, the better chance the project will have to obtain government financing.
“Our main community fundraising work now is the ‘Brick for our Seniors complex’ campaign,” Vik said. “That campaign is going very well, and offers a chance for individuals, families and businesses to support the project and receive a permanent recognition of their support in the new complex.” The QLHS was launched by the Quesnel Lions Club in 2012 after the Lions determined that more affordable housing for seniors is an important need for Quesnel. The QLHS is a separate society established to fill that need. A critical milestone was reached in 2012 when the Quesnel Lions Club purchased a large lot in north Quesnel for the project.
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The second temporary emergency doctor arrives in the Gold Pan City today. As part of mitigating the doctor shortage and as part of the Primary Care Committee partnerships, two ER doctors are helping ease the burden at GR Baker. “As doctors leave, we managed to get two doctors in to do temporary coverage to avoid those gaps,” Mayor Bob Simpson said. The first doctor “It’s us showing arrived earlier in July. Both are support to all the on a four-month doctors who are contracts. To “sweeten the staying. It’s help- deal” in convincing the two doctors ing relieve the to join the team, emergency coverage the city, Northern Health and Regency burden.” Chrysler formed a Bob Simpson, mayor partnership. The city agreed to cover the four months rent in a furnished home at a total cost of $4,800, with NH covering the lease arrangements and Regency coming forward with two insured vehicles. “It’s us showing support to all the doctors who are staying,” Simpson said. “It’s helping relieve the emergency coverage burden.” In March NH confirmed four doctors were planning on leaving in 2015, with another three potentially in 2016. All seven of these positions are family practitioners. “There are consequences,” vice-president of medicine for Northern Health Dr. Ronald Chapman said to the Observer in March. “One is to existing patients who are attached to their current physicians.” Chapman said patients will either have to find a new family physician or wait for a spot to open up. Secondly, he said, is added pressure on GR Baker Memorial Hospital where most family physicians also practice. Hence the temporary relief set up by the Primary Care Committee. The long-term recruitment plan looks to recruit physicians to the Gold Pan City above the 23 the community normally runs with. “We’re establishing supports and a Primary Care Clinic,” Simpson said, adding the clinic is primarily for those who do not want a private practice.
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A Memorial service for William will take place on Thursday, July 30th at 1 pm at St. John The Divine Anglican Church, with Rev. Margot Rose officiating. Those wishing to honour Bill’s memory by way of donation may do so to the Quesnel Hospice Society.
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Community gardens aims to increase community food security Colleen Gatenby highlighted for council the activities that take place at the Downtown Community Garden, the West Quesnel Community Garden and the College of New Caledonia greenhouse by members, volunteers and the many community donors. The Community Gardens offer educational sessions to the public covering such topics as how to compost and basic gardening skills and tips. A goal of the Community Gardens is to increase food security in the community. Council’s Policy and Bylaw Review Committee will be exploring options for community food security policy and local food growing options and opportunities.
Notices on title Council passed two resolutions regarding outstanding deficiencies for expired building permits for 1320 and 1394 Picard Avenue. By filing a Notice of Contravention of Building Regulations on title, the City is able to alert potential purchasers that building deficiencies exist and do not meet building code
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Dog control Council passed a resolution approving staff’s recommendations regarding a proposed one-year trial for aggressive dogs and dog-atlarge in the Red Bluff area only. Originally, the request from the Cariboo Regional District was for Kersley, Red Bluff and West Fraser areas. This proposed service will be based on a cost-plus basis and will now be forwarded to the Cariboo Regional District for consideration.
Applications Council passed a number of resolutions regarding a development permit and two rezoning applications. Council approved a development permit, on behalf of Fresno Construction, to
build a new shop and office at 2372 Larch Avenue. The precise location of the new shop and office is pending approval from BC Hydro as there is a three-phased power right-of-way that affects where construction can occur on this site. Council approved first and second bylaw readings for two spot rezoning applications regarding two secondary suites, one located at 545 Jones Street and one located 791 Beaubien Avenue. Public notices will be sent out to surrounding property owners and the public hearing has been set for Monday, Aug, 24, at 6:30 p.m. inside Council Chambers.
Council Committee Appointment Mayor Bob Simpson replaced Coun. Ed Coleman as the City’s representative for the Post-Secondary and Training Committee.
Bylaws Bylaws 1769 and 1770 – Secondary Suites – first/second readings with the public hearing on Monday, Aug. 24.
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Jeremiah (Jerry) William Lyne August 24, 1941 ~ July 24, 2015
Jerry was born in Quesnel, the only son to Patrick and Anna Lyne. At 16 he moved to south Slocan to finish his last 2 years of high school. He graduated in 1958 and worked in the logging industry in the Kooteneys. In 1961 he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a photo technician. In 1964 he was honourably discharged to come home to help support the family after his fathers passing. He went to work for the Cariboo Observer newspaper as a photographer. He married Trudy Hysop in 1968. In 1969 they had a son, Jason, a baby brother for Patrick. They divorced after eleven years. In 1980 he opened his own business, Precise Graphics, met Carol McNaughton and they began their life together. In 1993 he semi retired from graphic printing and he and Carol spent time travelling and sailing. They moved to Bowen Island in 2003 and opened Whitesail Bed and Breakfast. He resided there until his passing. Jerry is lovingly remembered by his wife Carol; sons Patrick (Tina) Hysop, Jason (Sue) Lyne; grandchildren Josh Hysop, Rachel, Carter Lyne; dad Leiv Hegland; siblings Nell (Jack) Scott, Irene (Don) Durocher, Marg, Lanna and Pat Lyne; many nieces, nephews and friends. A tea in Jerry’s honour will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Quesnel, BC at 12 Noon, August 5, 2015. A graveside service will precede the tea at Quesnel Municipal Cemetery at 11 am
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a winery couldn’t oblige if one guest at a table wanted a beer instead of the local grape. Those lines are erased under the latest change stemming from B.C.’s liquor policy review. But there will be a limit – a maximum of 20 per cent of sales by a given producer can consist of liquor produced off-site.
That’s intended to keep the focus on unique local offerings. “We are doing away with B.C.’s archaic liquor rules,” Attorney General Suzanne Anton said, adding the change will give more choice to consumers while supporting B.C. tourism and small businesses. Craft Distillers Guild of B.C.
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his is not about politics. This is about children who need our protection. Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux (MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale) says an independent and unbiased review is needed in a case where the ministry left four children in the unsupervised care of a sexually-abusive father. She’s right – terribly right – but perhaps the word ‘review’ is not nearly strong enough. Whatever the justifications or excuses offered, her ministry ultimately failed these children. And the ministry’s failure is also, ultimately, our failure as a society. In 2009, Supreme Court Justice Paul Walker accepted evidence that the father had physically and sexually abused the three eldest children in awarding sole custody to their mother. In spite of that ruling, ministry staff permitted the father unsupervised access. The father subsequently went ahead and did what he might have been expected to do – sexually abuse the youngest child. Just as we have zero tolerance for crimes that outrage our sensibilities, there can be no excuse for bureaucrats ignoring a Supreme Court ruling and turning over four children – children they were supposed to protect – to the hands of an abuser already noted as such in court evidence. In his second ruling on the case, released last week, Walker took staff to task for “having a closed mind” and concluding – even before the children were interviewed – that there was no merit to the original sexual-abuse allegations, and that the mother had concocted them and coached the children on what to say. Perhaps, as NDP Leader John Horgan suggests, Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond would be a better choice to compel testimony. Whatever comes of this exercise, the fact remains that we – and the system we maintain – were not there when the children needed us. We – and the ministry – don’t simply need to learn from this; we need to, collectively, hang our heads in shame. –BP
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n Canada, wherever a man can go topless, a woman can go topless too. I didn’t discover that until two summers ago after I asked Walter Gray, the mayor of Kelowna at the time, about topless laws within our city. Although the video was an obvious satire with my pixilated chest and the mayor’s cooperation, news of the interview went viral, and was covered by media outlets all over the world. The reaction was mixed. Some people thought it was hilarious and pointed out the inequality between the sexes, and others called me an attention seeking whore and lovely stuff like that. I didn’t care. People, especially in Kelowna, now knew about our equality rights in Canada, and women who chose to go topless wouldn’t be wrongfully told to cover up by the police any longer. But two years was a long time ago I guess, because a young woman named Susan Rowbottom and her friend were told to do just that by a Kelowna RCMP officer last week at Mushroom Beach, a secluded area on the other side of the bridge from City Park. “He told us it was a city ordinance and he could issue a
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On A Brighter Note ticket,” she explained. “He said if we didn’t obey, we could get in trouble.” Fairly certain he was incorrect, but not wanting to make a scene, she and her friend put their tops back on and Susan decided to check later. The first phone call she made was to the RCMP where a woman told her that it was definitely illegal. ‘It’s not Germany,” she said impatiently. “Obviously there’s laws against it.’” When asked which laws she was breaking she was told to call the bylaw office. Susan contacted the City of Kelowna and Stephen Fleming, a city clerk, informed her it was legal across Canada. She then called the RCMP back to let them know. “I didn’t want to be a jerk about it,” she said. “But the police shouldn’t be enforcing a law that doesn’t exist.” In interviews, Joe Duncan, the media relations officer
ever known. That’s how sexualized a woman’s chest has become in North America, though. The primary function of breasts seems lost on too many in our society. “My son thinks nothing of it when I, or any other woman is topless,” Susan said. “Children who are uncomfortable with this natural state of being are usually learning it from their parents.” I grew up with a nudist for a father, so seeing naked men and women at the clothing optional beach didn’t faze or harm me or my brother when we were kids. After giggling about it initially, we quickly learned that we’re all nude under our clothes and the human body is nothing to be afraid of. Women should be able to exercise equal rights without being called classless, slutty, stupid or any other derogatory word. If people want to discriminate against them for being topless in areas where it’s acceptable for men to be topless, what is acceptable for men should be re-examined. Perhaps bikini tops for everyone is the solution? That could be fun. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. LoriWelbourne.com
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for the Kelowna RCMP, confirmed there’s no law for simply being topless and arrests are rare, usually only occurring if the subjects do something sexual. He said in most cases police might ask women to put their shirts back on if there are children around, but it is more of a courtesy than a legal issue. Susan said she doesn’t like the idea of making people feel uncomfortable, but she doesn’t perceive topless women as being a threat to children. “I want my kids to grow up and not sexualize a woman’s body,” she said. “I want them to focus on who they are as people. “Unless my son was sleeping, I didn’t cover him up while breastfeeding,” she said. “And some people had a big problem with that.” Personally, I went through a similar experience and even had a close friend telling me that I was obviously breastfeeding for my own sexual pleasure when my son was over a year old. “He has teeth,” she said. “He should only be eating real food.” Breastfeeding provides an intimate bond with a child that transcends the purpose of nutrition, but it was in no way sexual for me, or any breastfeeding mother I’ve
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Editor: I have had the privilege of living along the beautiful Quesnel River within the Quesnel River Valley for 20 years now. For those of you who may not know, this is accessed by the popular Quesnel Hydraulic Road. Many of the residents who live along the lower Hydraulic road generate their income from agriculture. Businesses along this river range from vegetable market gardens, equestrian professions and various cattle ranches. My family raises beef cattle and we work full-time in our ranching business. Unfortunately, the days outside have been downright unhealthy. Quesnel Hydraulic Road splits our ranch in half as
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it makes its way forward towards Beaver Mouth. This area is a popular Provincial Park and draws many for an enjoyable camping experience. Besides Beaver Mouth, there are also two popular fishing lakes. I hate to be the one to impart to you the grim reminder that you may be presented with dust resembling severe winter white out conditions and when you meet an oncoming vehicle where there is not a spot of dust control, they may be travelling in your lane. I think all citizens who travel the Quesnel Hydraulic Road in any form should be concerned about the hazard of this road. Lets hope for some dust control and proper surface of this road so
that we farmers can work in a healthy and safe environment and the recreational folks can continue to enjoy nature and get there safely. The unhealthy and dangerous conditions have nothing much to do with the traffic that uses this road, but the fact there is no use of dust control in the valley where all the farms are located. Every vehicle that goes by on this public road creates a dust hazard emitting a physical health threat and a road hazard for visibility. We have open range along this road and I fear someone will hit either someone or livestock that may be on the road. The road is very rough with what I consider almost unnavigable washboard
and is very, very dusty. When approaching the local road maintenance company about the issue of dust maintenance, they replied we live too far from the road to warrant dust control and only apply spot applications to homes that are very close to the road. The air is so heavy with dust when irrigating one of our fields that you can’t even see from the road, you could barely see the outline of a bear feasting in the field. The air resembled a foggy morning along Dragon Lake. The Encom road department, when pressed about the fact they use dust control material on the first part of Hydraulic Road in great volumes on crown land where there are no residences was an effort to stabilize
the road. This doesn’t reconcile with their first statement. A comment was also made that “that’s what you get for livin’ in the country.” When asking the Ministry of Highways why the populated part of Hydraulic road lacks maintenance and dust control, they reply that we are not a priority because there are no logging trucks frequenting the road presently. They did not reply about why the dust control is applied generously on the first part of the road along crown land. Then what about all the mining traffic, the forestry worker traffic, the immense amounts of recreational traffic and the local agricultural traffic? Somehow I am feeling
that we are not being told everything when it comes to public road policies. The Quesnel Hydraulic road is a driving hazard. It is extremely rough, narrow and dusty with limited visibility. I have had some folks tell me that it is the poorest maintained public road that they have ever driven on and that often times they encounter vehicles coming the opposite way in their lane as the oncoming vehicle tries to avoid the washboard. Others have said that they will not even venture out here due to the poor condition of the road. My question is this – What can we do to get service? Cecile Cameron, Rancher Quesnel
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Billy Button winners The winners of the 2015 Billy Button draw were first place winner of the $1,000 nugget was Paula Parkinson from Vancouver who enjoyed the festival so much she donated her winnings to the Quesnel Lions Seniors Housing. Left: Dennis Asher and Mitch Vik of the Lions Club accepting from BBDays director MaryAnn Kopeski; middle: second place winner of the $500 gold nugget was Carol Ettinger; right: third place winner of the $300 nugget was Gerald Plischke.
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St. John’s Anglican Church 465 Kinchant Street • 250.992.6152 Visit our website : www.stjohnsquesnel.com email : stjohnsquesnel@shaw.ca Sunday : 10 am - Family Communion 4th Sunday : 10 am - Morning Prayer Tuesday : 2 pm - Holy Communion Hall Rentals: Honey Affleck 250.992.5875 Secretary: Honey Affleck 250.992.6152 Minister: Len Fraser Deacon: Margot Rose
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White hydrangeas make a perfect summer backdrop for the deep greenery of the leaves. Everywhere you look in Quesnel, flowers are creating pictures on the landscape.
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Annie Gallant Lifestyles Editor
New lease on life Although still confined to the Lower Mainland, Val Bergeron is loving being able to do many of the things she calls normal like baking up a storm. Kori Archer photo
Val Bergeron’s new heart gives her a future to count on ANNIE GALLANT Observer Reporter
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al Bergeron’s heart is no longer beating in her chest. It resides at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver and she can visit it whenever she wants. She has a new heart thanks to an anonymous donor, an outcome that was very much in doubt just a few short months ago. Val, and four other members of her family suffer with familial dialated cardiomyopathy (FDC), a disease that took her father when his heart just stopped in 1995. The cardiac condition causes the heart to become enlarged and is unable to pump blood as efficiently as needed. When she was diagnosed in 2002, Val’s heart function was down to 11 per cent and she was admitted to hospital. The next spring, along with her brother Terry and sister Pam, Val was examined by a
cardiologist at St. Paul’s Hospital who confirmed all three suffered from FDC. Subsequently two of her nieces were also diagnosed with FDC. And so the journey began. She received her first defibrillator in 2007, then in 2011 a state-ofthe-art implant cardiac defibrillator/pacemaker was implanted. By 2009 she was on the transplant list. In July 2013, Val topped the heart transplant charts right across Canada and carried a pager, ready to rocket down to Vancouver at a moment’s notice. However, the call never came. This spring her BNP blood test indicated her heart failure rate was alarmingly high which triggered admission to St. Paul’s on April 8. “They honestly didn’t think I’d get a heart so they were just looking to prolong my life a bit,” Val said. “They were grasping at straws as to how to help me. Since I’d been at the
top of the transplant list for more than 18 months they didn’t think it would happen. Of course they didn’t tell me that.” The doctors told Val they were looking at transplants that wouldn’t be absolutely ideal but could be made to work but in the meantime they were considering a treatment that would cause the heart to pump a little harder to give her organs better blood circulation. She admitted she didn’t feel very well at this point but didn’t realize how bad off she really was. Another intervention came from one of her previous cardiac surgeons who lent his expertise to repairing her FDC in a five-hour surgery on April 21. For the next nine days, Val remained in St. Paul’s with an uncertain future, however, on April 29 there were hints a heart might be available. On April 30, preparations began in ernest, Val was getting a heart. When asked if she wanted any sedatives, she
refused, calmly. “I was fine,” she said. The gurney was wheeled to the operating room at about 9:30 p.m. and again Val refused any sedatives. “I told them I just wanted to sleep through it all,” she said with a laugh. By 3:30 a.m., Val was back in recovery with a new heart beating in her chest. “They said surgery went well and the heart began pumping as soon as they put it in my chest,” Val reported. “The first thing I remember is my husband and son coming in about 5:30 a.m. My son said he felt he could finally breath again.” Ready to resume a normal life, Val struggles with the concept of taking it easy but she knows she must. By day two of her transplant, she was shuffling to the chair in her room. By May 5 she was moved to the general cardiac ward and by May 9 was given a day pass. After some checking and
medical treatments (staple removal, etc.) Val was released from hospital May 11. She must remain in the Lower Mainland for several months as they keep an eye on her rejection levels and her heart function. “I have so much respect and gratitude for everyone, the medical community, the transplant team, the donor family and everyone in Quesnel who has been so supportive, I will be patient and be a good patient to honour all that support and effort,” she said sheepishly, although her inclination is to get right back into life. With the April 21 surgery and all that her body has gone through, Val recognizes it will take time to get back into a full life but she’s more than ready for that. One of her fondest wishes, now that she has a normal heart, is to become a committed volunteer again. “We never knew when I’d have to go so I wasn’t able to fully commit but being dependable
as a volunteer is very important to me,” she said. “I’m concentrating right now on being a good patient and allowing my body to regenerate from all the medical issues associated with the old heart. “But I’m back to so many of the normal things that mean a lot to me, like baking and walking, I’m even attending a healthy heart exercise program.” Everyone who sees Val comments on how good she looks, how healthy her colour is. She accepts she’ll be on anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life and will always be a St. Paul’s patient but her attitude is great and she’s looking forward to normal. As for her family members who face the same uncertain future Val has endured for 13 years, she knows its a slippery slope they will probably slide down. Val hopes they also get the new lease on life that has been granted to her.
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Scooters rule the roads and sidewalks in Turkey I have the good fortune to know some Turks who love to travel and share their culture. Each trip has afforded new sights and delightful cultural differences. Snippets from Turkey are just a few of my observations from this amazing historical world that tries to blend modernity with tradition. n between all the cars and busses on Turkey’s streets you will find fleets of motorcycles. With the high cost of gas, about twice what we pay in Canada, driving a scooter makes good sense, especially since most of the year is conducive to riding. Most are of the scooter variety but there are a few trail and street bikes as well. Helmets are not required so 99 per cent of the riders feel the wind in their hair. There also seems to be no rule as to how many people can ride on the bike. I have seen a family of four with the man driving, his wife behind and the two children standing on the foot pads with the dad’s hands around them on the handle bars. Sometimes the load is split if a child is young enough to ride in a back pack. One group of three young fellows were sitting like sardines. Sometimes the passenger sits side saddle if her skirt is too tight or too short. And, dogs are also frequent passengers. One retriever had his own goggles. All colours can be seen but pink seems to be very popular. Many also have specialized décor of flames or swirls. These bikes are used for anything you might imagine. Pizzas are most often delivered by bike. Since most
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buildings are about six stories tall, people live on the upper floors. One delivery person parked on the sidewalk and honked his horn. Down came a basket on a rope from an apartment above. The pizza was gently placed into the basket and hauled up. Within min-
utes, the basket was back, with the payment and the delivery fellow continued on. A few days ago, while walking down a nearly deserted street, I heard a bike coming from behind. Thinking that it was on the road, I was surprised to hear the horn that told me I had to move over for the bike to go by. This was the paper delivery man. He had pouches on the bike that were loaded with papers and it only made sense that he drive on the sidewalk since that is where the store fronts are. Interesting loads include the door frame that was wedged sideways on the foot pad. This driver had to be careful how close he came to other vehicles. Bags of groceries hang from the handle bars and are wedged between feet. Unfortunately, watermelons don’t handle corners well and one flew from the foot well and splattered on the road. Propane, being a staple for home cooking, is sold in squat containers. One fellow had three of these balanced on the foot pad. His speed was much slower than the normal pace and I noticed him weaving on and off the sidewalk to stay out of harm’s way. A passenger is very handy when the load is a long one. One fellow held lengths of moulding over his head, lengthwise, so that the driver was free to navigate. The milieu of traffic is intriguing. Driving in Turkey is a bit of a challenge; but if you watch 360° since motor bikes will come from any direction, you’ll be fine. – Submitted by Liz-Ann Eyford
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FRIDAY MS SELF HELP GROUP MEETING Aug. 7, 12:30 – 2 p.m., CD Hoy Room, City Hall. Friday, August 7th 6 – 9 p.m. - Quesnel Art Gallery presents the opening reception for their August exhibition, Divergence, featuring the work of painters Elizabeth Schmit, Patricia Schmit, and M.J. (Greta) Smith who
are collaborating to show their interpretations of two ideas and representations of their particular artistic focus. The show continues through August at 500 North Star Road, TuesdaySaturday, 10am-4pm.
SATURDAY QUESNEL SENIOR MEN’S OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT Aug. 8 – 9, Quesnel Golf Club, Entry fee $120 (includes golf, prizes, Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch) 12:30 p.m. shotgun start Saturday, 9 a.m. shotgun start Sunday. Practice round available for $27. Call Quesnel Golf Club to register,
250-249-5550. FAMILY FUN BOTTLE DROP OFF Aug. 8, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Safeway parking lot, drop off refundable bottles and cans or we’ll pick up, for pick up call MLaryAnn, 250-249-5720. LIONS CLUB GARAGE SALE last Saturday of the every month at Maple Park Mall, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., hot dogs and coffee available. LEGION PANCAKE BREAKFAST every Saturday morning during Farmers’ Market, 8 – 11 a.m., two pancakes, scrambled eggs and two sausages, coffee, tea
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SUNDAY BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE (BACA) North Cariboo temporary chapter meets 1 p.m. RiverRock Pub, first Sunday of every month. For information contact 250-9839226.
ONGOING EVENTS KEENAGERS FITNESS CLASS at the
SkyFest 2015 July 31 - August 2
Purchase your tickets at Circle S Western Wear - till closing on Friday Visitors Info Centre - till 6 pm Friday at the gates or online www.quesnelskyfest.ca
North Cariboo Growers’ Co-Op 1280 Quesnel Hixon Rd. Quesnel • 250.992.7274
Legion, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. lead by fitness instructor Cindy Paul. NOTE: classes are cancelled when school buses are not running. PEOPLE INTERESTED IN FOSTERING IN QUESNEL contact Lisa Shearer, 250-992-2759, ext. 225 at Axis Family Resources.
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Cousin Francesco comes to town ANNIE GALLANT Observer Reporter
Imagine it’s the first time you experience the North Cariboo. The first time you see the pristine wilderness, the first time for the rolling ranch lands and majestic waterways we call home. For 23-year-old Francesco Fusaro, the size, the grandeur, the unspoiled countryside was an overwhelming difference from his home in a small town near Milan, Italy. This was his first trip to Canada and he made the long journey to connect with his family relations. “Lots of differences between Canada and Italy,” he said in reasonably good English. “Everything is bigger here, the houses, the open land, the cars.” Through some translation, thanks
to his cousin George Natalizio, Francesco explained the homes in his home town of Sedriano are all pretty close together and traffic is very congested. George explained that his family, who moved to Canada in the 1950s lost track of Francesco’s family as that part of the family had emigrated to South America. After about 40 years it was discovered they had returned to Italy but the connection had been broken until Francesco made enquiries, knowing their extended family was somewhere in Canada. “I had no idea how big Canada was,” he said with a smile. George was happy to host his long lost cousin and for his entire visit, Francesco has explored many of Western Canada’s tourist spots including Jasper, Columbia Ice Fields, Lake Louise, Banff, Kelowna and
Vancouver as well as Quesnel’s own unique hot spots. Barkerville was a particular favourite of Francesco’s. George also arranged a tour of Dunkley Lumber to provide his cousin with a sense of our industrial base. Billy Barker Days was also a lot of fun Francesco said and George added he seemed to enjoy the rodeo, barn dance and his newly acquired cowboy hat. “Francesco has completed his degree in business and is headed to a master’s program after which he said he could be looking for a career in Canada. As his visit winds down, Francesco looked back on his time in Canada with fondness. “It’s been a beautiful experience. Everything is wild, with wide-open spaces, so unspoiled,” he said.
“People have been so friendly and my Canadian family is fantastic.” George said now
that the connection is firmly back in place, he hopes to visit Sedriano in about three years.
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STEERS 0-299 300-399 400-499 500-599 600-699 700-799 800-899 900+
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HEIFERS 0-299 300-399 400-499 500-599 600-699 700-799 800-899 900+
HIGH N/A 267.00 321.59 311.64 282.30 260.26 233.47 179.83
Butcher Bulls: 110.00 - 135.75 D1/D2 Cows: 150.00-174.75
WILLIAMS LAKE JULY 23, 2015 Huge receipts here today in Williams Lake as 900 head of cattle hit the sale ring. Yearlings made up the bulk of the sale receipts. The Wandering Creek Ranch today showcased 160 head of powerful light yearling steers. The first group of 755lb steers marked 286.00. Their 539 lb s/c topped 340.00. On the heifer division 29 head of their 535 lb. heifers marked 320.00 the big sisters 652 lb hit 296.00. A double draft of the big heifers 682 lbs raced to 286.00. The Morgan Creek Ranch’s 536 lb steers powered to 343.00, their 481 lb h/c’s marked 333.00. Wayne David saw his 600 lb steers race to 332.50. Ivan Theissen of Quesnel saw their load of 752 lb Angus steers hit 287.50, the 629.11 steers rolled to 321.50, and the 716 lb heifers hit 265.50. Randall Theissen’s 701 lb steers sold to 297.50. Dunlevy Ranch had 690 lb steers reached 301.50. Pasquale Galati from Lac La Hache had cow/calf pairs trade to 3200.00. Bill Atkinson’s 1050 lb red steers sold to 215.00. Riske Creek Ranching saw their 1172 lb young feeder cows trade to 170.00, the heavy 1469 lb butcher cows raced to 129.25. Ben & Cindy Swon had 1995 lb butcher bulls mark 174.25. The Douglas Lake Cattle Co– Alkali Lake Division saw their load of 1394 lb butcher cows mark 134.25, the young 1192 lb cows hit 168.25. Thanks to all our contributors and buyers for one of the most powerful sales we have ever held. NO SALE AUGUST 4TH IN KAMLOOPS NEXT KAMLOOPS SALE IS TUESDAY AUGUST 11TH
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Horse Driving Trials are challenging for horse and driver Horse Driving Trials were held in 70 Mile House July 17 – 19 with several competitors from Quesnel attending. Held at the Huber Farm, participants came from all across the province. Also known as Combined Driving, this equestrian event has drivers in carriages pulled by either a single horse, a pair or a team of four in two divisions, the training and the preliminary. The sport has three phases: dressage, cones obstacle course and the X-country marathon, each with its own strict rules of competition. At the beginning of the weekend every animal was inspected for health and soundness and the competitors were allowed to walk the courses including the cones obstacle course for the Saturday competition which consisted of 20 gates which drivers must get through in the correct order, as fast as they can with no penalty points for knock downs or time faults. They also checked out the hazards which the drivers would face during the x-country marathon, a 12-km event made up of three stages on Sunday. This is the most challenging competition of the weekend for both the horses and the drivers, navigators and volunteers. Unlike the Saturday events where the navigator can function merely as ballast for the carriage, in this event the navigator plays a huge role. It’s their job to know the course and keep the driver on the right course and let the driver know when they need to speed up or slow down. With their position at the back of the carriage, their job is also to counter balance the carriage and keep it from tipping as they travel over the uneven ground and whipping around sharp corners and driving on side hills. The marathon takes up the whole day. For Quesnel competitor Joan Bourke, this was her first full Combined Driving event and it was also first for her horse Handsome Bob and her navigator Leona Davies. They were entered in the training level of competition. After Saturday’s dressage, Bourke finished second and first in the Obstacle Cones Course placing her first overall. Facing Sunday’s marathon, Bourke and Davies took time to watch the veterans and when it was their turn to head out, they knew it would be a learning experience and were determined to have fun along the way. Due to poor pacing along the route, they earned four penalty points but much to Bourke’s surprise once they tallied up the scores, her team won the Horse category of the training Level Marathon as well as the high point for all the categories in the training level for the whole Combined Driving event. Bourke credits the friendly and helpful experienced competitors who she said bent over backwards to assist her and her team and offered sound advice. However, Bourke said without her horse Handsome Bob who she describes as honest and hard working with a fantastic mind, their success would never have happened. “This horse does not know the word no, what he does know are the words, just show me what you want and I’ll try,” she said. “As a horse owner you can never ask for more than that.” In the preliminary level of competition two other Quesnel competitors took top honours. Fred Harder with his horses Happy Herman and Buckley and navigator Rose Eklund placed first overall in all events in the horse division (other divisions include pony and Very Small Equine or Miniature horses) and Linda Atkinson with her horse Pacing Artist and navigator Bill Atkinson took the second position also in the horse division overall.
Not an easy Sunday drive Above and right: Joan Bourke and her navigator Leona Davies take their trials with lighthearted fun. Left: Fred Harder and navigator Rose Eklund compete in the preliminary dressage class.
Lynda Atkinson and navigator Bill Atkinson take on the hazards in the Preliminary division including the water hazard and the dice hazard. Contributed photos
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Homes for Rent 2Bdrm house WQ. F/S, no pets, no smoking $650/mo. references a must. Suitable for Sr. couple or working person. Avail. Immed 747-2962
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PLEASE be advised that Pacific BioEnergy Timber Corp. – NAZBEC has made a formal request to the Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations, Quesnel District, to amend their June 2011 Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP). The purpose of this FSP Amendment is to more clearly define lakeshore management results and strategies with regards to designated “wilderness and refugia lakes” in our license area. The goal is to be in alignment with the spirit and intent of this classification of lakes by not creating new access, avoid impacting the lakeshore management zone and meeting established visual quality objectives. This FSP Amendment is publicly available for review and for written comment during regular business hours at: Garnet Mierau, RPF Senior Planning Forester Forsite Consultants Ltd. 1274 McGill Road Kamloops, BC V2C 6N6 1-250372-0444 ext 302 gmierau@forsite.ca If you wish to provide input to this amendment please provide your written feedback by August 30, 2015, to the contact above.
LAND ACT: NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CROWN LAND Take notice that Batnuni Lake Guide & Outfitters has made application to the Province of British Columbia for a Licence of Occupation for roadway purposes covering those parts of District Lots 1297, 1341 and 1412, all within Cariboo District, containing 1.119 ha more or less (5 m width). The file no. assigned to the application is 5407790. Written comments about this application are to be directed to Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, 120 - 640 Borland Street, Williams Lake, B.C. V2J 4T1. Email: AuthorizingAgency.WilliamsLake@gov.bc.ca Comments will be received until 30 days after the last ad runs in the newspaper. Comments received after this date may not be considered. Additional information about the application and a MAP showing the location and extent of the application area can be obtained at the following website: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp Be advised that any reponse to this ad may be provided to the public upon request. Be advised that any response to this notice will be part of the public record and is subject to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.
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